[Indications for caesarean section in modern obstetrics (author's transl)]

A retrospective analysis was made of deliveries over three decades (1946 to 1977). The rate of caesarean sections went up from 1.9 per cent in 1946 to 8.1 per cent in 1977. Such higher frequency was attributable to various neonatal indications. For example, breech presentation was responsible for an upswing from zero to 26.9 per cent. Maternal morbidity accounted for 31.2 per cent in 1977.